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biotype

biotype

8.9
A group of living things that have the same genes
  • noun
  • /ˈbaɪəˌtaɪp/
  • Specialized
translation icon : biotipo
  • The researchers found that each of these biotypes had mutations in the PDS-producing gene.
  • a new biotype
  • aphid biotype

Examples

  • The predominant RABV variants circulating in Africa are the mongoose and canine biotypes.

    Academic text (2012)
  • Researchers fear potential cross-pollination between monoecious and dioecious hydrilla in areas where both biotypes grow together.

    Academic text (2005)
  • The new aphid biotype threatened much of this work.

    Academic text (2004)
  • Resistant biotypes were found in water that had been treated with fluridone for many years.

    Academic text (2005)
  • The barley germplasm is showing strong promise against the new aphid biotype.

    Academic text (2004)
  • Dayan reports that resistance in at least three hydrilla biotypes was two to five times that in susceptible hydrilla.

    Academic text (2005)
  • The current research can help identify which hydrilla biotypes are in a lake. "This should help ensure proper application rates of fluridone for best control at minimal costs," Scheffler says.

    Academic text (2005)
  • " We've tested about one-third of the lines resistant to the original aphid against the new biotype and found all of them to be resistant," says Mornhinweg.

    Academic text (2004)
  • Baker also contacted germplasm collectors overseas—a move that may prove vital in the struggle against the new aphid biotype.

    Academic text (2004)
  • The researchers discovered a new biotype of bacteria that can survive in extreme temperatures.

Surface Forms

biotype singular
biotypes plural

Morphology

biotype = type (semi-transparent) = bio + type

The word combines the combining form 'bio-' with 'type', but the specialized biological sense is only partly predictable from those parts.

Etymology

Biotype comes from the parts bio- meaning 'life' and type meaning 'kind' or 'form', the same bio- you see in biology. So a biotype is a 'life-kind', a group of living things that share the same genes and traits, which is why they often behave in the same way.